Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book spring and fall, when the seed, the grime and the leaf load are at their heaviest.
Priced by stories, not by a visit. The bundle costs less than two trips, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle of gutters plus exterior window washing in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, because the professional window cleaning crew confirms the details before we start.
Four things move the quote most often when we are on the ground: a third story or a roof too steep to walk safely, a large number of oversized or picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run underneath. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate matter; cleaning can remove dirt but not the mineral etched into the glass, which needs its own treatment and is quoted after the crew sees it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a house with clogged gutters and a lot of glass, the water damage we find is usually behind the fascia where the run has overflowed for seasons. That is worth knowing before the quote, because it changes the scope of the visit. Our crew photographs anything it finds on the roof and reports it, and does not sell repairs from the ladder.
To get the exact number, text or call (866) 435-6328 with a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows face the street. We will call back with the quote before the crew is scheduled, and the price will not change on the day unless the house is different from what you described.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
For context, nationally. Angi puts the average US gutter cleaning at $168, most homeowners paying $119 to $234 (Angi, 2026). Exterior-only window cleaning runs roughly $4 to $10 per window, or $100 to $250 for a typical home, with $3 to $5 per window more on upper stories (Angi, HomeGuide, via Google AI Overview, Oct 2026). Priced by stories, the most common model, a two-story gutter cleaning sits around $150 to $300 nationally. If a quote you are holding sits far outside these, ask what is driving it.
On every house we work, the first scoop out of a gutter ends up on the wall below it. We put the glass last so it ends up there once.
Gutters first, glass last. That is the order on every job our crew does, and it is the reason we book both with one crew instead of sending two.
What we see from the ladder. When we clear a run, the leaves, the grit and the black water that sits under them come down the wall and across any window below it. Flushing a downspout throws more of it, in a stream, onto the panes beside the outlet. If the glass was washed first, someone has to wash them again before we are off the ladder. So we do the roof blow-off, clear the gutters, flush every downspout, give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping, and only then start on the glass. The panes under the downspout outlets are the last ones we touch on the house.
Two things we do differently from a window-only crew. We rinse the siding under each run before we move to the glass, so nothing left on the wall washes down onto it in the first rain. And we do the top-floor glass from the same ladder position as the gutter run, one setup per side of the house, which is where the bundle saving comes from: no second trip, no second setup.
Downspouts flushed, screens rinsed, sills wiped, bags hauled. None of it shows up as a line item.
Gutters. Roof blow-off where debris sits above the gutter line. Every run hand-cleared, not just the visible stretch from the ground. Every downspout flushed with water until it runs clear, and a blocked one cleared on the spot where it can be reached from above. A downspout that feeds a buried drain line is checked at the outlet; clearing the buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it. Debris bagged and taken away. Before-and-after photos of each run, sent to you before the crew leaves.
Windows, exterior only. Every reachable pane on the outside of the house, cleaned with a water-fed pole and purified water so the glass dries without streaks or towel lint. Frames wiped. Screens taken down, hand-rinsed and put back on request. Sills wiped. Upper-story windows done from the pole, not from a ladder leaned on the siding.
Not included, and we say so up front. Interior glass. Hard-water or sprinkler staining etched into the glass, which needs a separate mineral treatment and is quoted after the crew sees it. Post-construction paint, stickers or stucco. Skylights and solar panels. Pressure washing of siding, decks or driveways. Gutter guards: if a run is covered, lifting and reseating the guard adds time and is quoted by the foot before the visit, never on the day.
Twice a year for both, and the same two months, which is why one visit covers it.
Across Illinois most of our customers book both jobs twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for each of the two cleanings. The spring visit clears the seed and grit that build up in the elbows of the downspouts and the yellow film on the south-facing glass. The fall visit clears the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs once the trees are bare.
Spring is the one we plan around. The pollen film on the glass looks like a yellow haze in full sun, and the paste in the gutters can block a downspout within a few weeks of the first warm rain. Leaves matter most in the fall, when a run that looks clear from the ground can still be carrying a mat two inches deep. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little from year to year, so we call before we come rather than working to a fixed calendar.
Some properties need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust that settles on every window. On those properties we usually see the same problem return within a season, and a third visit each year keeps it under control.
You will know windows need cleaning when you notice a haze in low sun that you did not see before. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign is a good reason to call. Keeping clean windows and clear runs also does more for curb appeal than most people expect, and the crew will tell you exactly what it found.
Most two-story homes are done in a morning. You do not need to be there, and you get the photos either way.
The crew calls the day before with a two-hour arrival window, and again when they are on the way.
How long. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical house. Exterior windows on the same house run about the same again or a little more, so plan on a morning for a two-story home and most of a day for three stories or a house with a lot of glass. Gutters that have not been touched in years, steep roofs and wraparound porches run longer.
Before the crew arrives. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, so the glass is dry and the ground is not mud. Move cars off the driveway if windows face it. Keep pets inside while ladders are up. Unlock side gates. Nothing else; the crew brings its own water and power.
While they work. Gutters first, glass last, as described above. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. If something cannot be reached safely (a pane over a sunroom roof, a gutter run behind a tree limb) the crew photographs it and tells you rather than guessing.
After. Photos of every gutter run and the finished glass, sent by text or email before the crew leaves. The invoice matches the number quoted on the phone.
Send a photo and we tell you what it is. No argument about whether it rained.
Streaks. Purified water dries clean; a streak means something was missed, and that is on us. Send us a photo of it and we tell you what it is.
Spots that come back. Round white spots that return a day after cleaning are mineral deposits from sprinklers or hard water etched into the glass, not dirt. Cleaning cannot remove them; a mineral treatment can. The crew flags it on the visit so you are not surprised.
Rain the next day. Rain is distilled water and does not dirty clean glass by itself; what spots glass after rain is dust already on the frame or screen washing down. That is why frames and screens are done, not just the pane. If it looks worse after a storm, send the photo and we look at it.
Overflow after a cleaning. If a gutter runs clean and still sheets water over the edge in the next rain, the cause is slope, a sagging hanger or an undersized downspout, not debris. The crew notes what it saw and tells you; cleaning it again will not fix it, and we will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Your house. Ladder stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip or dents the siding. Screens go back in the window they came out of.
Neighborhood by neighborhood, with a lead time we say out loud, and a call before the truck turns in.
We clean gutters and exterior windows on residential properties across Nunda Township and the areas around it, and our crew comes out from the estimate you request by phone or text. You can text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm the slot and the quote the same day we hear back. Lead times vary with the season, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year when leaves and seed are at their peak.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and our crew does not come inside. We call before we arrive, so you know the window we are coming in. If you want to schedule service during a busy stretch, the crew will give you the next open date rather than squeezing you into a slot that does not work. The gutters and downspouts, and the glass that sits under them, are all done in the same visit, so the price stays the same whichever order the day takes.
Our crew also handles residential and commercial work, including multi-story buildings and condos on a scheduled basis, and the washing services we run on those jobs follow the same visit order. Whatever the property, the window cleaning services and gutter work come from one crew, which keeps the schedule simple.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by runoff from the runs above it.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text before anything is scheduled. The price you hear is the price on the invoice.
Yes, because the outside of each residential window collects film, rain dust and sprinkler spots between visits. The inside can look fine while the outside haze is still visible in low sun.
Most of our customers here book regular cleanings in spring and again in fall, around the seed and pollen drop and the leaf drop. Across Illinois the pattern is the same, and the crew will tell you the right date for your house.
No, because we clean gutters first and the glass last. If the glass is washed before the runs are cleared, the leaves and grit come down the wall and across the panes, which then have to be done again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and we do not bill them as extras. Tracks are included in the same way when they are reachable from the outside. Glass is done with purified water instead of cleaning solutions, so it dries without streaks.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing, so the quote covers the outside only. If you want interior and exterior work, the crew quotes it separately. Call (866) 435-6328 if you need something outside that scope.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
